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International TournamentsDiscuss international tournaments such as the World Juniors, Olympic hockey, and Ice Hockey World Championships, as they take place; or discuss past tournaments.

Duncan Keith is from my home town (Penticton) and he is a class act. He messed up with the Sedin elbow and I bet he regrets it. Clearly you're homer Canucks fan if you think he's an ass in the locker room, on the ice, or wherever./QUOTE]
News for you buddy: Your mancrush, Duncan Keith, is quietly one of the most dirtiest players in the league. This may be the first time he's been suspended, but its certainly not the first time he's done classless crap like that. The only reason he'll regret that elbow on Daniel Sedin is that is the one time he didn't get away with it.

Clearly you must be some sort of Penticton Keith homer to think otherwise.

With that Logic, guys like Fleury and Luongo should have been lights out these playoffs since they've got all the pedigree behind them. Goalies are unexpected as hell in this regard.

The thing is, Ward has been a solid goaltender on one of the defensively worst teams in the league for years now. Dubnyk has only very recently shown that he can be a go-to guy. Coming from someone who lives near Edmonton, Ward is undoubtedly our number one goaltender.

I think if you check the Team USA thread there was a post a couple pages back about the coverage, I think one of the bigger networks is showing 16 games or something like that. You might not get every Team Canada game, but you'll get a couple, and you will for sure get the Canada vs. USA game on saturday morning (May 5th).

Looks like we have a great team, I'm excited! I hope all of you who are ragging on Burrows actually watch this tournament. He's an extremely valuable player who earned a poor reputation for 'extra-curricular activities' in the early part of his career. As has been mentioned, he isn't a saint, but neither is any pro hockey player (including the others playing on Team Canada).

Looks like we have a great team, I'm excited! I hope all of you who are ragging on Burrows actually watch this tournament. He's an extremely valuable player who earned a poor reputation for 'extra-curricular activities' in the early part of his career. As has been mentioned, he isn't a saint, but neither is any pro hockey player (including the others playing on Team Canada).

Looks like we have a great team, I'm excited! I hope all of you who are ragging on Burrows actually watch this tournament. He's an extremely valuable player who earned a poor reputation for 'extra-curricular activities' in the early part of his career. As has been mentioned, he isn't a saint, but neither is any pro hockey player (including the others playing on Team Canada).

You know that this happened not even a year ago, right? Have you ever seen any other pro hockey player bite another player?

I will cheer Canada, but I sure won't be cheering Burrows. He isn't the kind of guy I want representing our country.

You know that this happened not even a year ago, right? Have you ever seen any other pro hockey player bite another player?

I will cheer Canada, but I sure won't be cheering Burrows. He isn't the kind of guy I want representing our country.

I guess in my book dirty is dirty whether it's a bad hit, biting someones fingers, or sticking your fingers in someones mouth. As someone who follows the Canucks and watches him play regularly, it's evident that the rate at which he crosses the line is dramatically lower than it was earlier in his career and it's my argument that at his current rate he is no more guilty of being dirty than any other NHL player. Anyway, that's just the way I see it, of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion on it and if you feel the way you do that's fine.

My underlying point was that Burrows is an excellent hockey player and I'm glad he's been given the opportunity to represent his country. To a guy making his way up from the ECHL it's something that I'm sure he would have never dreamed of 5 years ago. I think given the fact that he's never had this chance before (aside from in ball hockey, where is has won international championships) he'll be sure not to ruin it by doing anything that would reflect poorly on Canada.

You know that this happened not even a year ago, right? Have you ever seen any other pro hockey player bite another player?

Maybe one shouldn't be shoving ones glove in the mouth of another hungry player?

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Originally Posted by ronnyweed

I think the fact spezza apparently called team Canada and asked for a spot, but that spot was filled by burrows is an example of why there is disagreement on hs inclusion to ths team.

Probably goes to the timing of events. Given that the Canucks were knocked out earlier, I'm guessing Lowe called Burrows first. What's Lowe going to do? Phone Burrows back, sorry, I made a mistake - you're off the team after getting the call from Spezza?